'American Hustle,' 'Before Midnight' and more do Jersey proud

1:10 PM,
Jan. 16, 2014

Julie Delpy and West Windsor native Ethan Hawke are nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for 'Before Midnight.'

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New Jersey could soon be seeing gold. When the nominees for the 86th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, plenty of New Jersey natives and New Jersey-related films made the cut for the awards, set to be held March 2 in Los Angeles and airing live on ABC.

The Jersey-set "American Hustle," which was based on the late-'70s Abscam sting operation focused on the mayor of Camden and other Garden State politicians, tied with the sci-fi stunner "Gravity" for the year's most nominees, with 10 each. "American Hustle" is in the running for Best Picture, as well as Best Director for ...